

Black Narcissus
A story of exquisite yearning in a strange and beautiful land. Towering over the screen ... as the mountains that saw it happen.
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- himalaya mountain range
- nun
- mountain
- forbidden love
- india
- bengal
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York13 Aug 1947
United KingdomGB
- PremiereULondon24 Apr 1947
- Theatrical26 May 1947
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical19 Dec 1947
- PhysicalPGBlu-ray8 Dec 2009
FranceFR
- Theatrical20 Jul 1949
GermanyDE
- Theatrical162 Jul 1948
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1214 Oct 1947
ItalyIT
- Theatrical31 Dec 1947
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical12Re-release11 Oct 2007
- Physical12DVD1 May 2010
PortugalPT
- Theatrical26 Nov 1948
XCXC
- Theatrical27 Feb 1948
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Black Narcissus was released on 26 May 1947.
Audience reviews
3- J9/10
John Chard
2/17/2020
Do you think it's a good thing to let her feel important? Black Narcissus is directed by Micheal Powell and Emeric Pressburger, who both adapt the screenplay form Rumer Godden's novel of the same name. It stars Deborah Kerr, Sabu, Jean Simmons, David Farrar, Flora Robson and Kathleen Byron. Music is scored by Brain Easdale and cinematography by Jack Cardiff. A group of nuns travel to the Himalayas to set up a …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
7/7/2022
Right from the start, Jack Cardiff's magnificent cinematography sets a perfect scene for this superbly directed story of "Sister Clodagh" (Deborah Kerr) who is despatched to a remote corner of northern India to establish a school and hospital in an old, cold and windy, palace. Accompanied by a rather curious collection of nuns - Flora Robson, Jenny Laird, Judith Furse and Kathleen Byron, they must combat the elements…
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Wuchak
12/11/2023
**_Stuck between the carnal and the celestial in the southern Himalayas_** A group of well-meaning nuns try to establish a nunnery beyond Darjeeling in northeast India at a dilapidated palace-on-the-heights that used to house a harem. Deborah Kerr plays the Sister Superior while David Farrar appears as the agent to the local prince. Based on the 1939 novel, “Black Narcissus” (1947) is a psychological drama wit…
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